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Calibration of Accelerated Corrosion Regime for Short Square RC Columns Reinforced with Polypropylene and/or Steel Fibers
The impressed current technique, commonly used in laboratory studies on corroded reinforced concrete, predicts mass loss via Faraday’s law. Although...
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Study on Seismic Damage Performance of Aeolian Sand Concrete Shear Walls with Hidden Bracings
To evaluate the seismic performance of aeolian sand concrete shear walls with hidden bracings, a total of 6 specimens were designed and constructed....
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Analysis of Strain Transfer Efficiency Coefficient of a Novel High-strength Steel Wire FBG Sensor
Accurately measuring cable forces is crucial for reliable bridge condition evaluation, yet it remains a challenging task. This study proposes the use...
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Temperature Field Analytical Solution and Optimization Scheme after Excavation in Large-scale Ground Freezing Projects
Large-scale freezing projects, especially horizontal freezing projects, suffer from the problem of long exposure times, and weakening of the frozen...
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Seismic Response Analysis of a New Staggered Story Isolated Structure Under Three-Dimensional Long-Period Earthquakes
The new staggered story isolated structure (NSSIS) is a new structure developed from the base isolated structure and mid-story isolated structure. In...
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Wave dissipation effect of a new combined breakwater and its protective performance for coastal box girder bridges
Breakwaters play an important role in in mitigating wave-induced damage to marine structures. However, conventional submerged breakwaters often...
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A low-cost robotic system for simultaneous localization and map**
This paper presents a low-cost system for simultaneous localization and map** (SLAM) for unknown indoor environments. The system is based on a...
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Influence Analysis of Pavement Distress on International Roughness Index Using Machine Learning
The International Roughness Index (IRI) is closely related to pavement distress. However, previous studies employing statistics and machine learning...
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A fuzzy computational framework for dynamic multibody system considering structure damage based on information entropy
The present study proposes a new fuzzy finite element method for dynamic multibody interaction with consideration for structural damage. Here, fuzzy...
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Novel recycling technologies and safety aspects of lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles
The prevalent use of lithium-ion cells in electric vehicles poses challenges as these cells rely on rare metals, their acquisition being...
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Deployment of autonomous driving on bus rapid transit lanes: Synergy between autonomous vehicle speed and bus timetables
This study investigates the use of autonomous vehicles in bus rapid transit lanes during the initial phases of autonomous driving development. The...
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Pruning Long Short-Term Memory: A Model for Predicting the Stress–Strain Relationship of Normal and Lightweight Aggregate Concrete at Finite Temperature
While normal weight aggregate concrete (NWAC) can experience significant strength loss and spalling at high temperatures, lightweight aggregate...
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Utilization of Sodium Polyacrylate Hydrogels in the Sacrificial Anode Cathodic Protection Method for Steel Members at the Atmospheric Environment
To achieve sacrificial anode cathodic protection (SACP) for steel members in the atmospheric environment, the sodium polyacrylate hydrogels were...
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Evaluation of surface response of SiC and fly ash-filled Prosopis juliflora fibre-reinforced epoxy composites under dry sliding wear conditions using Taguchi method
Prosopis juliflora (PJ) fibre-reinforced polymer composites are fabricated with fly ash and SiC as fillers with different weight percentages. Jute...
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Progress of waste management in achieving UK’s net-zero goal
The net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions strategy aims to avoid emissions from all economic sectors by 2050. Although the reduction of GHGs has...
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Shaking Table Model Tests and Stability Analysis of Slopes Reinforced with New Anti-Seismic Anchor Cables
To address the problem of brittle damage of CGACs under seismic loads, a C&S-RAC and an EB-SAC were developed. Multiple sets of shaking table model...
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Johnson’s SU distribution using Gray Wolf Optimizer algorithm for fitting gas turbine reliability data
Controlling failures and degradation of gas turbines is crucial for optimizing efficiency, productivity, and maintaining safe operations in the oil...
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Size Effect on Pore-Scale Variables and Heterogeneous Pore-Network Characteristics in Carbonate Rocks
Pore-scale variables, specifically porosity and permeability, are vital in deep resource exploration projects like geothermal energy and shale gas....
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Investigating Size Effects on Gradient-Related Crack Behavior in Frozen Sand Samples: A Simplified Approach and Application
The stability performance of the frozen curtain formed under standpipe freezing is closely associated with the weak zone penetrated by thermal...
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Mechanical Properties of Polymer Reinforced Concrete at High Strain Rate and Analysis of Its Micro-mechanism
In order to expand the application range of polymer reinforced concrete (PRC) and explore the effect of polymer on the impact resistance of concrete,...